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Younghopp1991
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Re: Zach Dean clears and will join T Birds

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Good for him. Addiction is a game not wevas humans usually lose once we start. Get your head right kid. You have a opportunity to seize.
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Younghopp1991 wrote: 01 Jan 2026 16:18 pm
Good for him. Addiction is a game not wevas humans usually lose once we start. Get your head right kid. You have a opportunity to seize.
I feel good he's come this far that means he's been repeatedly tested he's done therapy. I really have liked him as a bottom 6 NHL center but now he needs productive AHL reps
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Harry S Deals wrote: 01 Jan 2026 16:33 pm
Younghopp1991 wrote: 01 Jan 2026 16:18 pm
Good for him. Addiction is a game not wevas humans usually lose once we start. Get your head right kid. You have a opportunity to seize.
I feel good he's come this far that means he's been repeatedly tested he's done therapy. I really have liked him as a bottom 6 NHL center but now he needs productive AHL reps
I butchered my last post. I hate using my iphone lol. Glad you see what i was saying. 1 step at a time for the kid. Get your feet moving and keep it simple.
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Yeah, i'm hoping that he goes out and proves himself on the ice and makes the NHL, good comeback stories are fun. Still think he has an outside chance at a middle 6 NHL role, maybe would be iffy offensively but he'd stabilize a line with two better scoring talents on the wings.
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24 years old. Not looking good for anything meaningful
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I'm pulling for him.

Great job getting back here and glad the Blues are having him lace up.
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Wishing him the best moving forward. Going to be a lot of competition for the 3rd/4th line spots the next few years.
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Good for him. Substance abuse is no joke. Pulling for anyone who fights that fight. That includes Spencer knight.
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Jeff Goldblum wrote: 01 Jan 2026 18:40 pm Good for him. Substance abuse is no joke. Pulling for anyone who fights that fight. That includes Spencer knight.
Agree. Even if he never makes it in the NHL, I’m hoping he can put the substance abuse issues behind him, for no other reason than to have a positive life outcome.
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Still only 22 years old, I'm pulling for him to get his career back on track
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Jeff Goldblum wrote: 01 Jan 2026 18:40 pm Good for him. Substance abuse is no joke. Pulling for anyone who fights that fight. That includes Spencer knight.
Pretty sure Spencer Knight’s issue was extreme OCD. And while Dean’s issue was probably some sort of substance abuse (simply because that’s the most common reason), neither he nor the team has said why he entered the program.

That said, I wish Dean all the best. Hopefully he is now past what put him in the program and he can resume his career. Even better if he one day fulfills the potential he had.
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So is his real age 22 or 24? As far as I can tell, he’s 22, soon to be 23 in a few days.
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SameOldBlues wrote: 02 Jan 2026 00:03 am So is his real age 22 or 24? As far as I can tell, he’s 22, soon to be 23 in a few days.
He’ll be 23 in 2 days. He’s got a mountain to climb. Don’t have high hopes but I’m pulling for the kid.
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He’s 22 until Jan 4th. He missed most of last year with injury. If he stays clean or free of whatever issue landed him in the NHL program there’s no reason to think he can’t get his career back on track. We’ll have an idea by the end of the year how he looks
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The troll spitting lies again!!
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